grouping tests strategy

[soupbone]

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Yep! If you already have MATH121 Algebra, go back and pick up the College Math CLEP for 6 and the Intermediate Algebra through ALEKS for 3 more credits ($20) *this would be assuming you wouldn't have to go re-learn a bunch of stuff, but if you already passed 121, I think you might have found a treasure picking up the lower maths. Double check the current alpha-numeric in the back of the college catalog to be sure you won't duplicate anything.

Oh- the reason I didn't suggest ALEKS Beg and Inter is because college math gives you 6 credits, and 3 of those will duplicate beginning algebra. You come out +3 doing the college math CLEP + intermediate.

Thanks Jennifer! I am a bit confused though. Why shouldn't I take 001 Beginning Algebra- MAT102 and 002 Intermediate Algebra- MAT115 through ALEKS? These do not duplicate since I have Mat-121 right? Also wouldn't the Algebra CLEp duplicate through TESC? It seems like it would if you already have three math courses that are all Algebra based. Thanks again!

[15%Luck]

Thank you so much for this thread!
This is really helpful and I will use your suggestions.

[operalady]

It looks pretty good to me. Grouping makes it much easier. I know that I was amazed at the overlap in the business courses. Supervision, human resource management, principals of management, and organizational behavior all were similar to the point it almost felt like cheating! Learn Maslov's principals once and get 12 credits.

I'm planning January exams and I'm wondering if my students have passed CLEP Management and DSST Supervision would it be best to study for HR Management or Organizational Behavior first?

[bricabrac]

Soup,

You could have it finished in 1.5-2 days. Do Begininning Algebra first, take you maybe 2hrs max. Once initial assessment complete and its over 70% go to ACE and request credit for course. Wait anywhere from 30min to 1day for the course to read approved and you can switch your aleks account to intermediate Algebra and repeat. You can go to the ALEKS thread for the specific details. Once both courses have moved from approved to actually on the ACE transcript you can order transcript ($40) addressed to TESC registrars office.

But -- Cooks idea is great if you remember alot of the math stuff.

If I may, what Cook is saying is you could take the MAT 102/103 CLEP -College Mathematics. It is a combined LL math course for 6 credits. I copied the test description below. And at the same time you could complete the ALEKS intermediate algebra MAT 115. This way you could get 9 credits CLEP & ALEKS (MAT 102, MAT 103 & MAT 115) vs 6 credits with ALEKS only (MAT 102 & MAT 115). The only issue with this is you are not sitting at home with Mathway: Math Problem Solver as your tutor. :-)

Soup, Cooks plan would also cancel your need for COS-101 Intro to Computers. Hope this makes sense to you.

BB

__________________________
The subject matter of the College Mathematics examination is drawn from the following topics. The percentages next to the main topics indicate the approximate percentage of exam questions on that topic.

10% Sets
Union and intersection
Subsets, disjoint sets, equivalent sets
Venn diagrams
Cartesian product

10% Logic
Truth tables
Conjunctions, disjunctions, implications, and negations
Conditional statements
Necessary and sufficient conditions
Converse, inverse, and contrapositive
Hypotheses, conclusions, and counterexamples

20% Real Number System
Prime and composite numbers
Odd and even numbers
Factors and divisibility
Rational and irrational numbers
Absolute value and order
Open and closed intervals

20% Functions and Their Graphs
Properties and graphs of functions
Domain and range
Composition of functions and inverse functions
Simple transformations of functions: translations, reflections, symmetry

25% Probability and Statistics
Counting problems, including permutations and combinations
Computation of probabilities of simple and compound events
Simple conditional probability
Mean, median, mode, and range
Concept of standard deviation
Data interpretation and representation: tables, bar graphs, line graphs, circle graphs, pie charts, scatterplots, histograms

15% Additional Topics from Algebra and Geometry
Complex numbers
Logarithms and exponents
Applications from algebra and geometry
Perimeter and area of plane figures
Properties of triangles, circles, and rectangles
The Pythagorean theorem
Parallel and perpendicular lines
Algebraic equations, systems of linear equations, and inequalities
Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, Remainder Theorem, Factor Theorem

So an educated guess on how long it would take me to finish up the two Maths? Take into account the College Algebra I took was in 2006, I studied my butt off, and I got an A in the course. hilarious

I'm about to sign up for Aleks and I'm just curious what you think...

[soupbone]

Soup,

You could have it finished in 1.5-2 days. Do Begininning Algebra first, take you maybe 2hrs max. Once initial assessment complete and its over 70% go to ACE and request credit for course. Wait anywhere from 30min to 1day for the course to read approved and you can switch your aleks account to intermediate Algebra and repeat. You can go to the ALEKS thread for the specific details. Once both courses have moved from approved to actually on the ACE transcript you can order transcript ($40) addressed to TESC registrars office.

But -- Cooks idea is great if you remember alot of the math stuff.

If I may, what Cook is saying is you could take the MAT 102/103 CLEP -College Mathematics. It is a combined LL math course for 6 credits. I copied the test description below. And at the same time you could complete the ALEKS intermediate algebra MAT 115. This way you could get 9 credits CLEP & ALEKS (MAT 102, MAT 103 & MAT 115) vs 6 credits with ALEKS only (MAT 102 & MAT 115). The only issue with this is you are not sitting at home with Mathway: Math Problem Solver as your tutor. :-)

Soup, Cooks plan would also cancel your need for COS-101 Intro to Computers. Hope this makes sense to you.

BB

__________________________
The subject matter of the College Mathematics examination is drawn from the following topics. The percentages next to the main topics indicate the approximate percentage of exam questions on that topic.

10% Sets
Union and intersection
Subsets, disjoint sets, equivalent sets
Venn diagrams
Cartesian product

10% Logic
Truth tables
Conjunctions, disjunctions, implications, and negations
Conditional statements
Necessary and sufficient conditions
Converse, inverse, and contrapositive
Hypotheses, conclusions, and counterexamples

20% Real Number System
Prime and composite numbers
Odd and even numbers
Factors and divisibility
Rational and irrational numbers
Absolute value and order
Open and closed intervals

20% Functions and Their Graphs
Properties and graphs of functions
Domain and range
Composition of functions and inverse functions
Simple transformations of functions: translations, reflections, symmetry

25% Probability and Statistics
Counting problems, including permutations and combinations
Computation of probabilities of simple and compound events
Simple conditional probability
Mean, median, mode, and range
Concept of standard deviation
Data interpretation and representation: tables, bar graphs, line graphs, circle graphs, pie charts, scatterplots, histograms

15% Additional Topics from Algebra and Geometry
Complex numbers
Logarithms and exponents
Applications from algebra and geometry
Perimeter and area of plane figures
Properties of triangles, circles, and rectangles
The Pythagorean theorem
Parallel and perpendicular lines
Algebraic equations, systems of linear equations, and inequalities
Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, Remainder Theorem, Factor Theorem

That makes sense now. Since I got an A in my college Algebra course just a few years ago I think I should be able to get through them quickly. I think instead of trying the CLEP I'll stick with Aleks for math and take Intro Sociology, Psychology, and Computing. Once I wrap these up I'll figure out the rest of them. So far so good!

[cookderosa]

That makes sense now. Since I got an A in my college Algebra course just a few years ago I think I should be able to get through them quickly. I think instead of trying the CLEP I'll stick with Aleks for math and take Intro Sociology, Psychology, and Computing. Once I wrap these up I'll figure out the rest of them. So far so good!

Rock it out man hilarious

[bricabrac]

That makes sense now. Since I got an A in my college Algebra course just a few years ago I think I should be able to get through them quickly. I think instead of trying the CLEP I'll stick with Aleks for math and take Intro Sociology, Psychology, and Computing. Once I wrap these up I'll figure out the rest of them. So far so good!

Good! Remember to sign up as an independent user so you get both the master and student account. Also, they now have available prep for beg algebra and prep for interm algebra. You can play with the software for a few minutes prior to doing the real assessment to get yourself acclimated to the program. Take advantage and run the problems on mathway, especially play with the graphs (awesome) when you enter your problem be sure to check the coordinates box and it will give you all the points. Sweet little feature. Also test the quadratic formula, and the geometry stuff. We all give many thanks to NJ593 for this little pearl. Have fun its a real blast! You might find yourself addicted like some others around here and immediately jump on precalc or trig...stats even just for the heck of it! Let's see how many credits we can get for that $20 bucks? hilarious

I was just as bad with FEMA. Felt like the walking dead for the two weeks I spent with those courses but 18 credits were worth every lost minute of sleep cause they are sitting real pretty on my transcripts right now. Did I say free of charge! Ok, Im going to complete a quick DF and sit down with a drink (yeah I know its early) to enjoy the Christmas spirit.

Happy Holidays to Everyone!!!

[MomOfMany]

bumping just to see if anyone has any other exams they'd add in somewhere.

one son here is starting with A&I lit and I am going to start with history!
here's hopign the funds will arrive to afford to take the exams when we are ready!cheersmate

[PonyGirl93]

This is so widely mentioned all over the board that I think I'm missing where it must be mentioned here??

CLEP English Lit
CLEP American Lit
CLEP Humanities (50% Lit)

(I think this set would go really well after Analyzing Lit)

[MomOfMany]

Adjusted in that order.
Would u say humanities is harder than American lit?